Full Day trek in Atlas Mountains from Marrakech: Imnane and Imlil valley are the two sides of one coin or two faces of contemporary rural Morocco. Imlil valley represents the modern Morocco with its extensive developmental activities, construction of new buildings, shops, restaurants. Imnane valley is an area where people still maintain to make their living in agriculture, planting and herding The massive terraced fields of this narrow valley with a river stream splitting it in halves bring peace in mind and together with a great panoramic views from every pass create a wonderful background for contemplation.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Mint tea in a traditional Berber house
✔ Bottled water
✔ Private transportation from and to your hotel in Marrakech
✔ Lunch near the river cooked by our cook
✔ English or French speaking mountain guide
✔ Mineral water, fruits and snacks
✖ Soft drinks
✖ Personal expanses
✖ Tips (Optiona)
Pickup Locations
1.
2. Hotel Massimo Kech
3. Hotel Hicham
4. Ibis Hotel Essaouira
5. La Maison des Oliviers
6. Riad Jnane Salmaa
7. Hotel Le Jacaranda
8. Riad Aladdin
9. Riad Palais Azukar
10. Riad Paula
11. Riad Aventurine
12. In Club Palmeraie Resorts
13. La Villa Nomade
14. Dar Loula
15. Riad Joya
16. Riad Hamza
17. Riad Kaiss by Anika
18. Hotel CTM
19. Villa El Gada
20. Hotel Central Palace
Additional Info: Hotel pickup (collect / return)
Itinerary
1
Imlil
Our driver will pick you up from your riad/hotel in Marrakech at around 8 am, and drive towards the High Atlas Mountains, passing by the Moulay Brahim Gorges, Asni village well know with its weekly Berber market every Saturday, then to Agersioual village (1600m), set in the upper level foothills of the Western High Atlas mountains
Duration: 2 hours
2
Here we shall leave our vehicle and meet your local guide and muleteer/cook to take a welcome glass of mint tea in the village then start our day trek towards the Imnan valley, via the mountain pass of Agersioual (2100m), which offers an amazing panoramic views overlooking the 2 valleys Imlil and Imnan valleys, after a short break at the top of the pass, we walk down towards the Imnan river overlooking several other Berber villages such as Amsakrou, Tashdirt etc, to rich the Berber village of Ikkiss which is located on the left side of the valley, we will have a small break at the village in order to have a cup of mint tea in a traditional local Berber home-stay.
Duration: 3 hours
3
Tamatert
Then we carry on along the river side to rich the village of Tinghrine where we will have our lunch near the river, prepared already by our Cook. After lunch we continue our walk up to Tizi N’Tamatert pass (2300m), where we can enjoy a fantastic panoramic view overlooking the neighboring high atlas peaks and Imlil valley with its villages.
Duration: 4 hours
4
Marrakech
After our break at the pass we will carry on walking down to Imlil town the end of our day trek, meet our driver to take us back to Marrakech.
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Service animals allowed
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
